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Games Like Desert Child

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

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You are a hungry, young hoverbike racer who needs to get off Earth before it E-X-P-L-O-D-E-S. Hunt bounties, throw races, and do whatever you can to get to Mars and win the Grand Prix.

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 350 reviews
Released: 2018-12-11
Developer: Oscar Brittain
Publisher: Akupara Games
Genres: Action, Indie, Racing, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 4.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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    96% matchVery Positive90% of 326 reviews2017
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    94% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2022
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    94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,202 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    88% matchVery Positive93% of 5,765 reviews2018
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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 556 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2024
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    71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,036 reviews2021
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    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 730 reviews2016
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    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 150 reviews2019
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    Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bring back the 80s! Classic top-down retro-racing with a gripping story mode, local and online multiplayer and leaderboard. Customise your car and race through more than 60 tracks on several biomes, defeat dodgy rivals and uncover a gripping mystery. Pure arcade fun with an 80s-inspired OST.

    Why similar: Racing 28.8%, Local Multiplayer 21.5%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

  59. #59 THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: FLOWERFIELD Games
    Windows · Mac

    THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER (TLH) is a few hours of pure entertainment. In this 2D shooter you play as John, the last human, and unleash his fury in his quest of vengeance! With unlimited item synergies, make the choices that will allow you to survive against countless swarms of aliens!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Side Scroller 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Arcade 7.2%, Action 4.2%

  60. #60 Gato Roboto
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Retro 18.2%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 8.8%

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