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Looking for games like Yars' Revenge? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Duke Nukem II, Yars Rising or Necromonads.

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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    In the "near future" year 1998, the evil Rigelatins plan to enslave Earth, and they kidnap Duke Nukem (who was performing in an interview about his new autobiography, "Why I'm So Great"), to use his brain to plot the attack for their forces. Duke must break free in order to save the world, once again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duke Nukem II.

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  2. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 175 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 14 reviews

    From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles. In WayForward’s experienced hands, the Yars franchise becomes an expansive mystery solved through 2D platforming action. Take control of the young hacker Emi Kim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yars Rising.

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  3. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    47% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Space Colony Alert Bulletin! The Necromonads are at it again!! Colonists must in a orderly fashion proceed to the nearest shelter while the highly trained star pilot provides cover. Inspired by classic arcade shooters but with a twist. Captured colonists become infected and spread it to others. stop the Necromonads infection invasion now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necromonads.

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  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    94% User Score Based on 480 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 27 reviews

    Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games.At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immedia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

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  5. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    87% User Score Based on 244 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    Space Invaders Extreme combines the captivating essence of the original game with a stunning alliance of futuristic graphic design and cutting-edge audio. The gameplay experience has been developed to maximise on the consoles' abilities, offering players a whole new range of amazing features including a vast array of new power-ups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Invaders Extreme.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 115 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    The original space shooter warps to the modern era! Asteroids: Recharged has been reimagined for modern gameplay, with vibrant visuals, powerful new abilities, and another original soundtrack from award-winning video game composer Megan McDuffee. Asteroids: Recharged creates a familiar, but revitalized and modern challenge to both old school and new high score chasers. And 30 unique and creative … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asteroids: Recharged.

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  7. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    DMG Deals Damage is a homebrew for Game Boy where the player plays as an animated Game Boy (the development code for it was DMG) beating up other portable devices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DMG Deals Damage.

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  8. Anyone who has ever been into arcade, computer, or video games will have heard of Atari's 1980 arcade classic Asteroids. Dozens of versions and tributes to the game, both official and unofficial, have been created for virtually every computer, console, handheld, tablet, phone, and operating system in the decades since its original release. It is undoubtedly a classic from the golden era of arcade … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shoot the Rocks.

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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 7,235 reviews

    Sega's collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 132 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,606 reviews

    Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revenge of the Savage Planet.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    The collection has over 50 retro classics to experience across every genre; arcade action, shooters, beat’em ups, puzzlers, old favourites and hidden gems, with a raft of modern features. These include online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, rewind and save states meaning players old and new should find revisiting these great games an absolute Sonic 3D Blast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sega Genesis Classics.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    It includes 20 classic Atari 2600 games and 20 new Atari games. The game lineup is mostly the same as the original Flashback 2. However, games such as Pitfall!, River Raid, and Wizard do not appear, and are instead replaced by sports games. A third hidden game, Circus Atari, was added. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atari Flashback 2+.

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  14. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    Over 40 years since its arcade debut, Quantum: Recharged warps the classic arcade title with modern flourishes that have become a staple among the Recharged series. Defeat waves of enemies using your ship to circle around them and create a punishing deadzone. By removing the traditional ability to shoot enemies, this title challenges players to avoid taking damage and progress through increasingly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum: Recharged.

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  15. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,870 reviews

    Disco Dodgeball is a physics-based first-person sports shooter set in a dance club. Dodge, deflect and catch enemy fire as you perform ridiculous aerial stunt shots. Play online or offline in a wide variety of game modes including Hoops, Capture The Flag, Grand Prix and of course, Classic Elimination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Get ready for post-apocalyptic robot combat! Follow the story of Epoch, a guardian robot on a quest to fulfill his primary function in a world blasted by war. Use your quick reflexes, combat skills and tactical thinking to dodge, trick and blast the hordes of other robots in your way. Dodge, crouch and leap to avoid enemy fire. Spray bullets, fire Missiles, launch devastating Countermeasures, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EPOCH.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    85% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunstar Heroes.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VASARA Collection.

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  19. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    Music. Lasers. Space. Plasma. Rockets. Bosses. Serene and peaceful space scenery, just to contrast this all. Melt your eyes off your face in Polynomial 2. Polynomial 2 is an amazing visual candy which tends to be a space shooter and a music visualizer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polynomial 2.

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  20. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    85% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    What does a Shoot’Em Up look like if you remove the shooting? It looks like Swordship: an intense dodging game where placement is everything. Sharpen your skills because this is the Dodge'em Up you are looking for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swordship.

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  21. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 27 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Senko no Ronde 2 is a reboot of 2010's Japan-exclusive DUO, a fast-paced one-on-one action game offering a mix of shooting and fighting genres in a mech-filled bullet ballet in space! And with Zuntata alumni, Yasuhisa 'Yack.' Watanabe on board, you can expect a superb soundtrack too. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Senko no Ronde 2.

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  22. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Step into a time warp and experience Luxor like never before in Luxor Evolved, a commanding new vision for the #1 marble shooting game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luxor Evolved.

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  24. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 244 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 8 reviews

    Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tempest 4000.

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  25. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1993 Space Machine.

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  26. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 283 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse! Navigate deadly enemy waves and un-fire attacks in Retro/Grade, a mind-bending rhythm game by 24 Caret Games. Pick up a gamepad or a guitar controller and help Rick Rocket restore the continuity of space-time, before a temporal anomaly rips the universe a new time-hole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro/Grade.

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  27. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

    ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROM: Extraction.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    In a future where global terrorists rule and mankind lives on the brink of destruction, the the ultimate doomsday device has just been discovered beneath the frozen wasteland of northern Russia. Code-named Cyberia, it was designed in an era of long forgotten peace by the most brilliant minds in nano technology. In an ancient world of hope, it was to be the ultimate protector of a new order. In the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberia.

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  29. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,254 reviews

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard 2.

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    17%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    27% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Terrorists have taken an embassy hostage and you have to bring in a 3 men strike team to rescue the civilians inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hostages.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    29% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    It's the year 2351, and you're a pilot trying to rise through the ranks all the way to glory. As a member of the Galactic Federation, you'll be granted more than 20 weapons to use in each pass-fail mission. Your goal is to defend the planet from attacking alien forces, and you'll put your skills into play across more than 30 campaigns. There's a huge list of aircraft for you to tame ranging from h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echelon.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    A bundle containing Star Wars: Rebel Assault and Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Rebel Assault I + II.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    33% User Score Based on 1,103 reviews

    While we get closer to the release of TUG ver 2.0, we will be taking the project down from steam. Thank you to everyone that has helped us in play and testing for ver 1.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TUG.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,148 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control: Origins.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 732 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 8 reviews

    The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humanity. What is NEXY’s intent? Should you attack what you shouldn’t understand? Orders are orders, and Col. Godwin Longhener is not to be ignored. The legendary bul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DoDonPachi Resurrection.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 126 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    When the Empire begins its reign of destruction in a thirst for natural resources, it’s up to Max Brawley, a retired Gatling Gear pilot, to stop them. Together with his niece and his trusty Gatling Gear unit he must fight his way to the heart of the Empire and eliminate the destruction at its source. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gatling Gears.

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  37. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    N2O: Nitrous Oxide's gameplay is pure shooter, reminiscent of the arcade classic tempest. You're stuck on the perimeter of a tube and you job is to shoot at everything in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N2O: Nitrous Oxide.

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  38. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 4,487 reviews

    Sega's collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics.

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  39. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    60% User Score Based on 138 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 5 reviews

    Tron: Evolution is an immersive 3rd person action-adventure game that pulls the player into the unique digital world of Tron. Gamers explore Tron's cities using the free running phenomenon Parkour, navigate among unique rebel factions, and fight an epic battle against a dictator's seemingly unstoppable army in the prequel story to the blockbuster film, Tron: Legacy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tron: Evolution.

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  40. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    Kingpin: Life of Crime is a first-person shooter developed by Xatrix Entertainment (now a part of Treyarch) and published by Interplay Entertainment in June 1999. The game begins with the player character wounded and beaten up by the Kingpin's henchmen, and the story follows his thirst for revenge. Released shortly after the Columbine High School massacre, the game attracted controversy which led … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingpin: Life of Crime.

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  41. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 730 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Side scrolling shooter with insane level of action and destruction! Assume a role of a brave space pilot and jump into an epic adventure across the universe to save it from inevitable doom! Unleash arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices ever installed in a spaceship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jets'n'Guns 2.

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  42. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    91% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    - Navigate across 6 stages blanketed in a hail of bullets from an unceasing onslaught of enemies and screen-filling bosses - Choose from 3 different STORK ships to pilot, each with unique attributes and firing patterns - Multiple difficulty settings allow players of all skill levels to jump in and enjoy a true bullet hell experience - Save Replays and use Training mode to master the Rolling Gun an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Gunner.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    54% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    A.I.M. Racing welcomes you to the planet Polygon-4, where deadly vehicles of the distant future compete, swishing planet’s dusty atmosphere at a tremendous pace. Years ago humans along with the Arlings used Polygon-4 for a number of military experiments, but later left the test complex. However, the intelligent machines, AIMs, continue to fulfill objectives they are programmed for: further evoluti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.I.M. Racing.

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  44. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Wolfenstein is the direct sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Spear of Destiny/Wolfenstein RPG. It featured a "re-imagined" disguised dark-haired B.J. Blazkowicz, retaining the unshaven look seen in Return to Castle Wolfenstein and dressed in civilian clothes rather than his usual military uniform. The game mainly consists of the player shooting his way through hordes of different types of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolfenstein.

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  45. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere
    61% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    In EVE: Valkyrie, you are in command of a heavily armed fighter in the most realistic dogfighting game available on any platform. Immersive VR technology puts you right in the cockpit for visceral team-based action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVE: Valkyrie.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 52 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Out Zone is a vertically scrolled run and gun video game set in the future of the year 2097, where an alien race from the fictional planet Owagira are threatening to wipe out humanity. After multiple failed attempts to defend Earth against their attacks, players assume the role of cyborg mercenaries recruited by the United Nations in a last-ditch effort to overthrow the invaders If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Zone.

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  48. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

    The Iridions are back! Planet Earth is too far away to offer help. The only chance? A lone powerful spaceship...Yours! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iridion II.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    The cult classic Gravitar has been Recharged. Complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot before unlocking new solar systems to explore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravitar: Recharged.

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  50. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 54,277 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 7 reviews

    Prepare for the Future with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallout 3.

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