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Games Like Lightrise™

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Lightrise is a skill-based, player vs. player combat game which at the core is focused on fun, fluent and fast-paced combat. Lightrise gives players a combat experience not quite like anything else available out there.

Reviews: Mixed — 52% — of 48 reviews
Released: 2015-12-21
Developer: Bulkhead Studios Corporation
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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