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Games like WARD: Descent

Looking for games like WARD: Descent? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Entity Researchers, Crystant or XO-Planets.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Entity Researchers is a dungeon crawling RPG with manic battles and randomized items and maps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity Researchers.

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  2. 《Crystant》 is a strategy survival game that combines story-driven exploration, board game-style tile connection, tactical turn-based combat, and Roguelite progression. Explore each floor, manage resources, strengthen your team, and fight against mutated creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystant.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Frantic rogue-lite, action platformer, and tower defense, with a little rpg elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XO-Planets.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 9,352 reviews

    Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike-like tower defense game. The player takes the role of survivors in a prison spaceship after its escape pods crash landed on a planet on their way to the Auriga system, which they were supposed to colonize as slaves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of the Endless.

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  5. Split Square is a deck building rogue-like game featuring cute pixel characters. Defeat all enemies in a random block space and collect rewards to build a stronger deck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Split Square.

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  6. Descend into a mansion dungeon that shifts and writhes to deceive and kill you anew with each playthrough. Take hold devious weapons and slumbering artifacts dredged from the shadows. Brave dark corridors and forgotten horrors, thirsty for your blood. The house has you in its hold - descend and survive, seek release. Woe to all who enter...Features Brutal and gritty combat has you destroying bod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WOE.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    What is Arhaekon? A challenging roguelike, turn-based RPG dungeon crawler set in a grimdark world on the brink of collapse. You lead small bands of units through procedurally generated dungeons, battling corruption and eldritch abominations to save humanity. Is it finished? Yes, Arhaekon left Early Access and is officially released since July 4th 2025. Why play this instead of other similar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arhaekon.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    58% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Margoq's Lair is a 2D top-down roguelike hack'n'slash dungeon crawler. Engage in action-packed combat, select between randomly generated spells, combine your abilities to make devastating attacks and find mythical items on your journey to escape the evil wizard's lair without dying even once! You are imprisoned by the malevolent wizard Margoq. You wake up on the lowest floor in his dungeon and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Margoq's Lair.

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  9. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Dungeon of Rikka is a turn based Rogue-like game with the goal to save your village from the impending doom of the beast that's been left to rot in the deepest corner of the Dungeon. The beast will break his shackles and ascend the Dungeon, becoming stronger the longer you take to get to him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of Rikka.

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  10. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    Enter the Monsters' Den, a place of endless adventure, battle and reward! Lead your party of four heroes through each level of the ever-changing dungeon, fighting in turn-based battles and hunting for that elusive rare loot. The web-game classic comes to Steam! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters' Den: Book of Dread.

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  11. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    My Soul Forever is a 2D puzzle game about a knight who could control his ghost spirit. Some time later, the knight descended into the dungeon, swarming with many goblins and other monsters. To get out, he will have to show all his mind and dexterity, and skill. Find keys, keys to rooms, avoid obstacles, and spirit catchers, they are extremely dangerous, the spirit dies - there will be no knight.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Soul Forever.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 337 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    A poetic, roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated world When home is no more... Resources are sparse. The world is infinite and unknown. The universe is lonely, open and unforgiving. You're drifting, in a big, empty and silent space. Searching for a new home. You know a few coordinates to some random locations; but this is the only information you got. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RymdResa.

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  13. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 28 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 4 reviews

    Join the forces of the Ato as they set off on a journey across the universe to save their planet from a slow death. Find out how far one species is willing to go to save itself in this gorgeous hand drawn action adventure from Bonfire Entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Original Journey.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 480 reviews

    MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - tactical retrofuturistic strategy game. A computer virus have infiltrated Microlinc Dynamics AI controlled research complex. While AI itself is intact, most of its subservient units are controlled by virus. Lead squad of 4 prototype units on mission to defend complex mainframe. You'll have to repel assaults, destroy unit fabricators, download valuable data, clear infected nod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mainframe Defenders.

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  15. Last Planet is a science fiction survival experience blending exploration, constant tension, and intense combat on a hostile planet overrun by an extraterrestrial threat. You play as an isolated survivor sent to a distant world to investigate an abandoned base, uncover the origin of the invasion, and find a way to escape alive. Every area you explore deepens the mystery, and every encounter tests… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Planet.

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  16. ● Game Introduction: "Aldradah: Tome of Mist Realm" is a fantasy-themed, turn-based tactical strategy dungeon crawler. You will use mysterious ritual magic to summon "Phantasms" from other realms to form an adventure party, delving into the Arcaran Mist—a place where ordinary mortals cannot tread—to explore ancient secrets. ● Key Features: This is a game focused on combat … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aldradah: Tome of Mist Realm.

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  17. Reverie is a psychedelic psychological horror action-adventure set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Explore a strange, hazardous, procedurally generated open world filled with infected creatures, crumbling structures, hidden abstract worlds, and fragments of a larger plot that threatens the entire world. Fight your way through infested dungeons, discover new abilities, collect weapon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reverie.

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  18. Dreamland is a 2D sci-fi adventure game that combines character development, equipment acquisition and enhancement, world exploration, and map collection. Players will take on the role of an artificial life form with the aim of eliminating dangers on the planet and establishing a new home.Game Systems Random Maps Maps are generated procedurally and are completely random. Dangerous Areas The game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Land.

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  19. For years, adventurers have gone into the Dungeon-Dungeon, yet none have returned. Everyone thought they would be the first to return, and they all were proved wrong. You feel the same, and dream to beat the trend. There's a spark of hope in you - after all, someone has to be the first. Why not you? The Dungeon-Dungeon Awaits... Dungeon-Dungeon is designed to be accessible for different playstyle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dungeon-Dungeon Awaits.

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  20. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    In Rabbit Samurai, you’ll join a colorful 2D deck-building adventure. Each fight is tougher and funnier than the last. Face off against quirky creatures in 42 arenas. Each round, you’ll grow stronger as you shuffle your way to victory. Between battles, choose how to improve your chances: add a new card to your deck, remove a card holding you back, or heal up and keep going. Discover chests and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rabbit Samurai.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    THYSIASTERY is a turn-based, dungeon crawling roguelike role-playing game rendered in a retro-inspired art style. Play as a group of bearers of the Brand that have been drawn into the vast and enigmatic Labyrinth. Save, ally with, rely on and learn from characters you encounter whilst exploring in hopes of finding a way out. Discover buried forests, underwater cities and other ancient secrets as y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THYSIASTERY.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose! Features Crisp controls and fluid movement. Satisfying gunplay. 4 biomes with unique enemies, mini-bosses and epic bo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corebreaker.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    PLAY SOLO OR CO-OP as you journey across the world with a deadly beast always right on your tail! Search for supplies, make tough choices, meet a bunch of weirdos, and fight off hordes of monsters in a randomly generated quest for survival! A thrilling, roguelite, roadtrip adventure. Deaths Toll takes you on a randomly-generated journey across a dangerous world filled with colorful characters.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death's Toll.

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  25. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 432 reviews

    An uncompromising turn-based survival RPG set on Titan. After discovering your stasis pod, a doomed mining camp needs your help to survive the evolving horrors that lurk below. Research and craft equipment, fight against odds, and discover your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subterrain: Mines of Titan.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 3,464 reviews

    Dungeon crawling on the go. Grab loot, fight monsters, and escape or die trying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delver.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,466 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring of Pain is a roguelike card game in a world distorted by your mind... - Frail and fragile bear the curse, through the shadow you traverse - Darkness favours cunning few, stare too long and be consumed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring of Pain.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    Thyria is an RPG, a unique combination of dynamic exploration and turn-based combat. Summon your Guardians and get into the minds of the cursed villagers. Explore the dreams to collect Soul Dusts, Inks and knowledge. Treat your patient to increase the rewards but also the many risks... Each Guardian will offer a range of spells, and unique abilities. Redouble your strategy and perseverance to ov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thyria.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    We are the Entity Investigation & Research Institute.You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, unknown entities that have invaded our world. A dark sci-fi dungeon crawling RPG with themes of exploration and survival. Play to Level 10 in the Entity Researchers: Prologue; continue with the full game. Explore: Investigate procedurally generated maps for entities and i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity Researchers: Prologue.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    86% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XENOMARINE.

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  31. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    "The Superfluous" A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Superfluous.

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  32. Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERWIRED.

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  33. Iron Dungeon combines a twin-stick shooter, a 2d platformer, and a roguelite. Explore a dangerous underground complex searching for dozens of weapons, gadgets, and upgrades to find a way to the surface and discover if there is still life on Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Dungeon.

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  34. Randomly generated Magic Tower dungeons A strategy-based fixed-value Roguelike RPG If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 魔塔地牢.

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  35. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    You are the only male survivor in this universe. A fast-paced RTS featuring galactic conquest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium Conflict.

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  36. You begin the descent again... How many times have you attempted to reach the bottom? 20 floors... only 20 floors. You lost your life years ago, but instead of entering the afterlife, you were forced into a dungeon of endless horrors. Under the watchful eye of The Voice and The Masters, the torment will not end until you reach the bottom. Every brutal death is remembered. The dungeon is always ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 20 Floors Down.

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  37. Explore a land shrouded in shadow in Castle In The Darkness 2 — a fast-paced action-adventure game, blending 16-bit nostalgia with modern design! From Matt Kap and Simon Parzer ("The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth"), this sequel expands on the original's gameplay with a larger world, enhanced visuals, and deeper gameplay. After completing a difficult assignment, Zeni— a young mercenary— … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle In The Darkness 2.

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  38. What is the STEEL LINE? It is a monolithic, unexplainable structure that defies the laws of nature and reality. You are going in to uncover its darkest secrets - if you can survive the descent. STEEL LINE is a relentless rogue-like FPS that blends the frenetic, room-by-room clearing of classic dungeon crawlers with visceral, physics-driven gunplay. Every run is a unique descent into an unpredicta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEEL LINE.

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  39. In this charming and bloody Roguelite, you Shoot your way through hordes of Mutant Rats, Defeat Bosses and Rescue cats to bolster the Feline Resistance! Crawl through sewers, cities and laboratories. Unlock weapons, upgrades and perks to help the cats survive in this dystopian world. PLAY AS CATLITEYou play as Catlite, a cute little machine of destruction built to fight off hordes of Rats and Res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Catlite.

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  40. 魔塔like+轻度肉鸽游戏玩家将操控角色妖狐,在迷雾森林中穿行,利用复制敌人攻击力的独特技能与战术决策,击败各个强敌,挑战魔王的压制,最终揭示宝石背后的秘密。每个区域的选择都可能决定你的生死,每次战斗的决策都充满挑战。 游戏特色:独特的技能装备系统:复制敌人攻击力,魅惑敌人,吸取敌人生命,自身随时幻化,体验战斗的智慧与策略。 Roguelite设计:数百种随机技能&装备,助你在每局游戏中体验不同的流派搭配,百玩不厌。 古典森林迷宫:90年代经典走格子玩法,每一关都考验你的策略布局与资源管理。 多种难度挑战:简洁有力的背景故事,揭示狐族的真相与复仇之路。 快节奏战斗与决策:合理运用技能搭配、路径选择与即时决策,获得战斗中的胜利。 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 拾取宝石后意外觉醒了复制魔王力量的逆天技能.

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  41. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    74% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Face the interstellar Archangels in a turn-based tactical game with deckbuilding elements and destructible environment, where you pilot powerful mechs to save the Earth from destruction. Face the incoming alien threat, known as Angels, that traveled interstellar space in their seed pods and arrived on Earth bringing death and destruction. You will need to upgrade your mech, manage your weapons … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARC SEED.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 281 reviews

    Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenopurge.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Layer Hunt is a survival sandbox and dungeon game where the goal is to survive and hunt down all the bosses. To reach your goal you will have to mine, craft, build, farm, fight and explore for new abilities and resources. The world is broken up through many different layers that each offer new enemies, minerals and dungeons to explore. To progress, the player must explore all these layers and elim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layer Hunt.

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  44. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Rats.

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  45. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Manage a spooky castle of monsters & fend off angry mobs with Slingshot action in this Physics-based Tower-Defense RTS. Fling vampires, mummies, & more to make the local villages crumble. Upgrade your units & castle between battles for impenetrable defenses & cause monstrous destruction! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mobs 'N Monsters.

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  46. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    2 Characters 3 Levels 4 Bosses 5 is also a number 15 Abilities 18 Enemies 1 Grandma out for Revenge Berry Hunt Survivors is a Reverse-Bullet-Hell Game with Rogue-lite elements. Choose your character, defeat enemies, learn new abilities and destroy the big bosses! All Grandma wanted to do was make her delicious jam, but the evil Francis & Felice sent their heinous monsters to steal the fru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Berry Hunt Survivors.

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  47. Thanks for following Hero of Fate and getting the latest game news. You can contact us by joining the community ()! Hero of Fate is a cool and smooth "rougue" game with "survivor" as the core gameplay, on the basic of traditional "survivor" gameplay, we added the multi careers partners and the great beast system to fight with you together. Each battles can carr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero of Fate:Prologue.

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  48. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    In the bleak 1920s, luck abandons you, gripped by debt and entangled by the local gangster, Mr. Blackwood. Your path veers to the accursed seaside town of Innsmouth, where a hidden treasure is rumored to lie within Devil Reef.Embark solo or with companions Ferry to Devil Reef alone or with friends — let the journey begin.Explore Devil Reef and its horrors What is thought to be an effortless treasu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef.

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  49. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadnaut: Signal Lost.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 319 reviews

    Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, graphical, turn-based, role-playing roguelike game. Your goal is to delve deep into a dungeon, find a portal to a mythical place called the Zorbus where a mere mortal can ascend to demigodhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zorbus.

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