Games like What's the Matter?
Looking for games like What's the Matter?? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shattered Planet, Captain Starshot or Flatspace IIk.
1 66%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, replayability67% User Score 464 reviewsCritic Score 64%1 reviewsThe Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, in this case, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards. In-between missions, use scrap metal you've collected to upgrade your stats. Whether you survive or die, you'll come away better than you started.
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74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, music74% User Score 161 reviewsCaptain Starshot is a rogue-like dungeon crawler (with a twist) in which you play as the mighty Captain himself! You explore the galaxy with your own space crew and start your mission to defeat the hordes of villainous aliens, find their mother ship and take on their leader.
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43%Game Brain Scoremusic, replayabilitygameplay, graphics58% User Score 24 reviewsFlatspace IIk is a top-down space trading game with the emphasis on free exploration. In Flatspace, you choose your profession and are given a small spaceship with a scattering of random weapons, then you are free to earn a living, explore, hunt, trade, grow; upgrading your ship and equipment. Each game is different, with an intelligent random universe, populated by thousands of intelligent ships.
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69%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, optimization70% User Score 216 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviewsStar wolves is a 3D space RPG with deep strategy and tactical elements. The game thrusts players into a world of freelance space hunters in the XXI-XXII century A.D. during a time of political crisis for the all-powerful Empire and the three mega-corporations that control all the known worlds. Corruption prospers planet-side and only space can give a man his freedom, but not without a cost: space …
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59%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storymusic, grinding55% User Score 143 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsPlanets under Attack offers a surprising depth of gameplay, while its intuitive controls allow even casual gamers to pick it up and feel comfortable immediately. In addition to the addicting gameplay, Planets under Attack is an obvious labor of love.
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87%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding88% User Score 609 reviewsCritic Score 82%1 reviewsSteredenn 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…
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, monetization91% User Score 478 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsCosmochoria is a love letter to old-school action / arcade games like Asteroids, Sinistar, and Mario Bros. Cosmochoria is a mesmerizing way to kill hours: hopping between planets, unraveling forgotten mysteries, killing aliens & giant space monsters and planting mysterious seeds to sprout new life across a long-barren galaxy.
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62%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding62% User Score 404 reviewsNOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, you take control of the last remaining ships of a near-destroyed A’kari fleet, and must rebuild your forces as you battle through ancient, galactic battlefields towards a final showdown with the Orthani. Build your fleet of up to 5 ships (from a choice of any combination of 8 classes) and upgrade their weapons and attachments which…
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74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, character development77% User Score 346 reviewsCritic Score 71%8 reviewsTake care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game. Fight scary creatures, rescue stranded survivors, and scavenge for supplies like fuel, first aid kits, and weapons. Decide where to go next, whether it's upgrading this wrecked car, or rescuing that dog. Just remember, there are consequences for every action. Get ready for c…
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62%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storygameplay, music77% User Score 31 reviewsGran Vitreous is a PC shmup that combines classic arena shooter gameplay with the mechanics of a loot driven action RPG. Upgrade your ships equipment and level up as you battle through a galaxy filled with randomly generated encounters.
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