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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Indie, Retro, Puzzle.

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Dawnthorn is a topdown, pixel-art ARPG with a character and experience firmly rooted in the 8bit era. It features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will experience hectic, item-driven real-time combat, puzzle solving, and Metroidvania-style progression across a sprawling, dungeon-filled…

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Dawnthorn is a topdown, pixel-art ARPG with a character and experience firmly rooted in the 8bit era. It features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will experience hectic, item-driven real-time combat, puzzle solving, and Metroidvania-style progression across a sprawling, dungeon-filled world!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Aloft Studio LLC
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  2. #2 The Abbey of Crime Extensum
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    Why similar: Adventure 75.9%, Retro 24.1%

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    Why similar: Adventure 87%, RPG 9.1%, Indie 3.9%

  5. #5 Renegade Grounds: Episode 1
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    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%

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    Why similar: Adventure 93.8%, RPG 4.5%, Indie 1.8%

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    93% matchVery Positive82% of 255 reviews2015
    Dev: Brushfire Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.

    Why similar: Adventure 61.9%, Top-Down 10.6%, Indie 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, RPG 6.7%

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    94% matchMixed46% of 439 reviews2014
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    Median: 6 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 9%

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    91% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    92% matchMixed46% of 133 reviews2017
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,572 reviews2016
    Dev: Spearhead Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    90% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2014
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    Median: 12 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,405 reviews2014
    Dev: Crystal Shard
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    Median: 18 minMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%

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    89% matchMixed55% of 171 reviews2016
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    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    84% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2019
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    59% matchNo user reviews
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