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Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 81 reviews
Released: 2022-05-17
Developer: Manpukuken Ramen
Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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  58. #58 WASTED
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,179 reviews2016
    Dev: Mr. Podunkian
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Get wasted or get wasted trying in WASTED, a roguelike post-apocalyptic pub crawler. Fight tooth and nail, bullets and baseball bats in search of Booze, gain strange mutational Hangovers, and explore the Coolers in search of powerful weapons, armor, and a nice stiff drink to top it all off.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 78.4%, Action 16%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  59. #59 Rogue Invader
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Squishy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

    Why similar: Gun Customization 63.3%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Combat 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

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