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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Action, Arcade, Casual.

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Color Chaos is a twin stick shooter that delivers fun and chaotic color swapping arcade action that will keep you coming back time and time again to beat the highscores on the leaderboards.

Reviews: Positive — 86% — of 50 reviews
Released: 2016-05-02
Developer: Daniel Riley
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

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