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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, RPG, Simulation.

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Feel like a lord. Build and decorate your own forest. Place guardians, own heroes, lay traps and protect livestock from enemy hordes in this hardcore RPG strategy, Dark Forester.

Reviews: Mixed — 65% — of 63 reviews
Released: 2018-07-27
Developer: Morozov Sergey
Genres: Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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