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Games like Zero Survivors: The Hero Must Die

Games like Zero Survivors: The Hero Must Die

Games like Zero Survivors: The Hero Must Die

Looking for games like Zero Survivors: The Hero Must Die? Here are top survival strategy recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Break the Empire, Witchcraft Survivors or Praise Dead.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Be the villain! This game will tickle that action-magic-fantasy-nerve, and if you are looking for hours of entertainment: give this game a try! A fast-paced, yet tactical, action-roguelite! Storm castles with hordes of undead! ...or turn the Empire against itself! ...or just smash it all with brute force! Customize your playstyle: Detailed features: (so far, as more wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Break the Empire.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Witchcraft Survivors is an action roguelite rpg where you slay hordes of monsters while enhancing your characters with more and better spells and upgrades to kill even more foes! Instead of dodging bullets of your enemies, you play as the powerful bullet hell that fills the screen with your spectacular witchcraft! Unique Heroes - Play different heroes, each with their own spells, builds, upgra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witchcraft Survivors.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    70% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Auto-battler meets worker placement! Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create minions from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village. Place your minions on the best resource squares to maximize the return - Each minion's stats (like strength or dexterity) dictate how much… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Praise Dead.

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  4. Dare Fate is an exciting roguelite survivor with RPG elements. You will battle against waves of monsters, discover powerful skill combinations, and survive in this dangerous world by any means necessary. But Dare Fate is not just about endless combat. Every hero here is more than just a "sword with legs"—they are part of a grand saga. Their pasts, motives, and destinies intertwine in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dare Fate.

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  5. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Viking Survivors is an action roguelite where you slay hordes of creatures while learning powerful skills to enhance your warrior. Unlock new characters, weapons and abilities. Design the most broken build and slay your enemies before they surround you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viking Survivors.

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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 1,050 reviews

    Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Fight bizarre monsters that will terrify you at night! Strengthen your hero by collecting relics, familiars from around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Tower.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3310000/This game was originally created in 72 hours during Ludum Dare 56, in October 2024. We're currently working on an improved version, which will be released on Steam in early 2025! This version is a free demo, and we'll provide a link to the full game on Steam when it's available!  Stay tuned! Small creatures, but massive destruction! In this colorful … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chumini: Tiny Army.

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  8. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,423 reviews

    Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Be My Horde.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    The ordinary gaming night among four friends takes a chaotic turn when they find themselves transported to a preposterous fantasy realm teeming with thousands of wacky monsters! Equip yourself with pizza frag-grenades, enchanted fidget spinners, unleash preposterous magic spells, or even fling your very own friends into the fray to repel the relentless hordes of monsters determined to obliterate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nerd Survivors.

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  10. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Endless Waves Survival is an adrenaline-fueled endless survival game. Fight a continuous onslaught of enemies and claim upgrades and new abilities as you level up. How long will you survive the next run? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless waves survival.

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  11. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    97% User Score Based on 4,316 reviews

    Amass an army of deamonic undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic-horror auto-battle roguelite, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect powerful relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boneraiser Minions.

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  12. FIGHT BY DAY. CHOOSE BY NIGHT.Cruzado blends fast-paced action with strategic decision-making. During the day, you must survive relentless hordes of enemies. Make it through the battle, and nightfall gives you a chance to recover your health, drink potions, improve your equipment, and prepare for the next day. But every decision you make at night comes at a cost. You only have a limited number of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruzado.

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  13. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    A twin stick shooter survivors-like with low-poly pixel art graphics and simple controls. Protect the ghost Winry from the Dark Lord's army. Let the soul harvest, Begin! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ...Vincent: Mansion of The Dead.

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  14. Welcome to the fantastical arena of Small Hero! This is a fast-paced, entertaining light Roguelike action survival game. You will play as a lone hero, facing off against waves of monsters. Each round is a brand-new adventure: you must shop and strengthen yourself between waves, then dive into the next, even more intense battle for survival! Will you become a crit-slashing Berserker or a sharpshoo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Hero.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    74% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Backpack Survivors is an action roguelike that pits you against hordes of enemies. Fill your backpack with weapons and items to become stronger and push further into the adventure. Become more powerful after each run and customize your character to fit your playstyle. Destroy hordes of enemies with many incredible weapons and items Customize your build by buying weapons and items and p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Survivors.

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  16. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Flex your strategic mastery in Rogue Citadel, a fusion of tower defence and survivors gameplay set within the foreboding Castle Shadowfell. Battle your way through the procedurally generated layers of the castle, adapting your defences to hold off waves of varied horrors. Survivors-style GameplayAncient and often bizarre heroes guide you through your adventure, granting you their unique and p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Citadel.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    A roguelike deckbuilder where you create the dungeon you fight through. Each night use your cards to expand the ruins then battle through them, harvesting Glimour from the lost souls and improving your deck. Can you reach The Warden and defeat it, so The Maiden will grant your heart’s desire? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Restless Ruins.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    FISH FEAR ME is a top-down Vampire Survivors-style roguelite where you fish up your enemies to fight, defeat, and sell them! Catch fish, uncover secrets, and hunt bounties to earn cash and forbidden knowledge, and use those resources to upgrade your boat, unlock new weapons and tools, and gain new abilities. Each region has new fish to catch, new bounties to fulfill, and new terrors of the deep. F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FISH FEAR ME.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    "Bone To Gather" is a synergy-building action roguelike. Embark on an epic journey with a team of puny skeletons determined to revenge the Demon King. Recruit skeletons with unique synergies to create a powerful team and battle through monsters on your way to the final showdown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bone To Gather.

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  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skull Horde.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Step into Darkness, Embrace Chaos Undead Onslaught is an intense, fast-paced Bullet Heaven Roguelike where you don the mantle of a villainous warlord, wielding dark magic and overwhelming power against the forces of light. Crush your enemies, evolve your abilities, and carve your legend in blood and fire. Break free from the traditional hero narrative and dive into a world where your rise from… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undead Onslaught.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Action Roguelite that blends elements of Vampire Survivors with Fantasy RPG themes. Introduces a unique mechanic where the player controls a party of three heroes instead of one, offering a fresh strategic gameplay experience. Featuring RPG-inspired hand-drawn art style and an intriguing storyline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tri Survive.

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  23. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    94% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Become the storm in a whimsical Bullet Heaven x Bullet Hell roguelite! Auto-fire food weapons through hungry hordes, recruit companion squads, then weave through screen-filling boss patterns in 1v1 showdowns. Boss Rush, Bacon Rush, True Bullet Hell & more. Join the Pancake Patrol! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pancake Patrol.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    57% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Summon creatures and combine powerful artifacts to defeat bosses! This game is an auto-battler where you create unique combinations of summons or artifacts in each game, managing your money and population. As a summoner, you don't need to showcase flashy controls or attack yourself. All the battles are fought by your summons, and all you have to do is watch the spectacle unfold! Combining thre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summonsters.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Defeat the heavily armed army of anti-magic toads and free the forest from destruction. Machick is a casual game where you craft your own wands, vanquish enemies, collect XP, and choose upgrades to go further on the journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machick.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    There’s no R.I.P at E-Lich Corp! Explore the afterlife in this roguelite bullet heaven that is all about humor, insane power-levels, replayability and awful office jokes. Reap souls along your undead coworkers in a company that values your life. And death. Literally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to E-Lich: Corporate Souls.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    96% User Score Based on 605 reviews

    A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SNAKE FARM.

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  29. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    54% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Cultivate the strongest monster in this horde survivor farming game! Fight against waves of creatures to beef up your Whispike and use its seeds to create even stronger hybrids! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispike Survivors: Sword of the Necromancer.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith.

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  33. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 5,176 reviews

    Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, carve your path through their ranks, defeat the boss and save one of the many worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue: Genesia.

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  34. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Monsterlands is an exciting rogue-like survival game. Fight against the monsters and try to survive by upgrading your weapons and items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsterlands.

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  35. Netherhunt is a dark fantasy survival roguelite where every run turns you into an even more powerful hunter. Enter cursed realms ruled by demons and deadly creatures. Choose your hunter, survive relentless hordes, gather experience, and craft a build with powerful weapons, upgrades, and synergies. Strengthen your hero with potions, church rites, profane upgrades, and by reforging your items with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Netherhunt.

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  36. The world remembers them as monsters, heretics, traitors... For generations, the kingdoms of light decided who deserved salvation and who deserved destruction. Their judgment became law. Their victories became history. And the balance was shattered. But those cast into the shadows were never truly gone. Now they returned to challenge the order that created them. Choose a champion of darkness, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bringers of Darkness.

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  37. [h1]NINJA SURVIVOR[/h1] [b]Survive the impossible. Forge your legend.[/b] A fast-paced roguelike survival action game where you fight endless waves of enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of mystical ninja weapons. Master the way of the blade across 5 brutal stages, each filled with demons, dragons, and shadow beasts. [h2]⚔ FEATURES ⚔[/h2] [list] [*][b]6 Unique Weapons[/b] — Shuriken, Kunai, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Survivor.

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  38. Pets Survivors is a survival roguelike inspired by the horde survival genre. Face endless waves of enemies, defeat monsters to gain experience, and level up during each run. With every level, choose between upgrading your weapon, special ability, or Pet, creating unique combinations in every playthrough. Each run offers different builds and playstyles, allowing you to experiment with strategies an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pets Survivors.

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  39. Unleash Carnage in Doom of the Undying: A Dark Fantasy Survivors-LikeDescend into Doom of the Undying, a fast-paced, dark fantasy, survivors-like adventure where your every second of survival fuels the escalating fury of the world – and your own deadly potential. Inspired by genre titans like Vampire Survivors, Diablo, Halls of Torment, Death Must Die, and Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, Doom of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doom of the Undying.

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  40. DeadEye is a frenetic 2D pixel-art roguelike shooter set in a world consumed by pacts and secrets. You play as Douglas or Blood Samurai, heroes bound to the mysterious DeadEye pact—an ability that stops time and allows you to chain lethal actions in an instant. You must make the most of every second to survive hordes of monsters, complete missions, defeat ruthless bosses—including Lorian, a powerf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeadEye: A Roguelike Shooter.

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  41. Contagion Protocol is a brutal, stylish bullet-hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed and the infected never stop coming.The world has fallen to the contagion. Civilization is gone. You’re what’s left - a lone survivor cutting through endless undead swarms in a fight that never truly ends. A Bullet Hell in the End TimesMow down waves of the infected with an arsenal that grows as fast a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contagion Protocol.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Think fast, kill faster. Blast through shifting alien hellscapes in this roguelite platform-twin stick shooter, switching between Soldier precision and demonic destruction. Survive relentless hordes, brutal bosses, and endless roguelite chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Sides of Hell.

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  43. ABOUT THIS GAME Face hordes of relentless monsters and adapt your skills to overcome increasing challenges, while developing your own story with unique characters. Step into the challenging and vibrant world of Waifu Survivors, a fantastic universe filled with action and strategy to evolve and battle monsters. Each match offers the opportunity to customize your character with ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waifu Survivors.

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  44. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    55% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    [/url] Defiled Survivors is a medieval themed, action roguelite game that challenges you to defeat thousands of enemies and bosses in order to progress through enemy waves. As a player, you can choose from different characters, each with their own attributes and play styles. To enhance your character's abilities, you can select passive skills as you level up, purchase skill, items, and companions… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defiled Survivors.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cards and Guns.

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  46. Crush Your Enemies! Upgrade Your Character! Try To Survive! Long ago, a corrupt, yet wealthy king was slowly withering away from old age. Unhappy with this, he sent his personal guard to scour the lands in search of eternal life and if they could not, they would die with the king. Try as they might, the king's guard returned time and again with failure after failure. But just as they were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of the Mad Wizard.

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  47. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    One day you are living your happy toaster life, then corruption takes over and transforms the entire household into Hell! Your only option - equip a variety of weapons and defeat hordes of enemies while escaping from home. Defeat wave after wave and equip weapons and items along the way. Collect experience and choose upgrades carefully to create powerful builds. Features Quick and casual runs … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chores of Corruption.

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  48. Scavenia Survivors - Play as one of the last survivors of a post-apocalyptic medieval world ravaged by monsters. Fight off ferocious mutants and vicious monsters, and try to escape before it gets to hard to do so... In Scavenia Survivor, you're not playing as a hero; instead, you'll feel helplessly trapped in a dark and dangerous world full of dangers waiting to destroy you. Yo u must survive unti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scavenia Survivors.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Slash through hordes of enemies and become the ultimate swordmaster! In this action rogue-lite, choose from variety of weapons and upgrades to create game-breaking synergies. Survive against unique types of enemies as you get older and suffer from the curse of undying If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Survivors.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Pixelmancer is a casual roguelite game developed by a single developer - You play as a mage with companions that will aid on your journey, you can upgrade almost anything for your hero, beasts & weapons. You will die constantly but become stronger with every death - How far can you go? The beginning of the game can be difficult as your hero will be weak but your enemies will drop soulstones… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixelmancer.

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